Paraparaumu Beach

Kapiti Coast

Wellington is the North Island's capital city and is located in a sheltered harbour where wind is an ever present feature of playing golf. A number of private golf clubs are close to the city and others located nearby in Lower and Upper Hutt. A one hour drive north of Wellington lies Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, formerly rated in the Top 100 courses in the World and New Zealand’s best example of a genuine links based course. Its greatest claim to fame in recent times was the hosting of the New Zealand Open where Tiger Woods was a very popular participant.